Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-08
NEW YEARS COSTUMES.
STYLES AND MATERIALS FOR
JANUARY DRESSES.
Young Lady Debutants-Mature and
Maternal Belles-Materialsf for
Full Dress-Etc.
Fashion Correspondence Rrcono-Us1os.l

New YORK, December 81, 1886.
Two sisters wear costumes of net skirt
and velvet corsage-one black, trimmed
with silver, designed for the elder, young
married lady the other, yellow net with
bronze velvet waist. They are made in
similar style-heart-shaped necks, pointed
in front and position back, elbow sleeves
laced in the former case with silver in the
latter by MORE ribbon. S;lvered passe-
menterie appears en- the black bodice,
catching the double-looped skirt, and at
intervals down the demi-train. a less con-
spicuoas garniture of gilt ornaments the
yellow costume, and pale yellow roses
catch the skirt festoons with complement
of MORE ribbon. Net is very fashionable
as connecting link between the extreme
lightness of tulle and heavier fabrics The
mother wears dark blue plush combined
with brocade made with long train round
neck and short sleeves, over which is a
semi transparent covering of black lace a
costume of pale pink plush is combined
with satin of the same shade, over which
droops white tulle embroidered with crys-
tai beads, round neck and short sleeves
yelled by tulle, demi-train and corsage
pointed back and front. A striking cos
tune is of green plush united with fable of
lighter shade, and trimmed with fine black
lace, high neck, elbow sleeves, train and
pearl iewelry. A crimson velvet costume
is in its own handsome simplicity made
square neck, corsage pointed in front with
position back skirt without draping, but
relieved by crimson tulle embroidered in
self color bouquet of pale pink roses, and
the same in the hair.
YOUNG LADY DEBUTANTs
Have usually chosen dresses made of some
light fabric, and for them satin faille, net
or tulle, with relieving touches or perhaps
basque of velvet, are most in demand.
One of the prettiest is of pale blue satin,
made plainly but with bouffant tulle en-
broidered overskirt the low neck and bare
arms being richly draped by tulle. White
roses form the bouquet and one is provided
for the hair. Short skirt. A coquettish
dress has a black velvet basque, with pink
faille skirt trimmed with black embroid-
cred tulle. Heart-shaped neck, elbow
sleeves and corsage trimming of tulle.
Slight touches of silver trimming in the way
of silvered ribbon bows; no jewelry; short
skirt. A white dress is gayly ornamented
by crimson embroidered tulle draped in
bouffant style on the satin skirt while
the corsage, also of white satin, is decked
by fine crimson passementerie combined
with tulle. A gray blue dress of uncut
velvet is made with satin front breadth
embroidered in beads; bead passementerie
down the side panels, and plain, flowing
train. High neck and long sleeves trimmed
to match, and satin vest. A pretty dress of
pink Bengaline is made, short skirt fin
ished round the lower edge with pinked
silk bands trimmed with plush Round
neck, short sleeves, pointed waist trimmed
with plush, and plush ribbons on the skirt.
A yellow satin basque is made high neck
and long sleeves, with skirt of black net
demi-.rained, with garniture of plush and
gilt pasSementerie; a costume for rela-
tive of the wearer of the first being SINH
larly made, but of darker yellow for the
bodice, and striped yellow tulle for the
skirt. No passementerie, and MORE ribbon
sash.
MATURE AND MATERNAL.
The neck question in our world of dress
is as live a one as Georges theories Of land
in the political. 1t is debatable whether
clergymen harm or benefit a subject by de-
nouncing it. Years ago Talmage was
thought to have increased waning audiences
at the BLACK Crook" but nevertheless,
DR.. Dix has, as we know, thought the topic
of necks sufficiently important to warrant
oratorical thunders. Circlingrows of opera
boxes bear witness to the fact that there is
often as much or more of the spectacular
in the audience than on the stage The
dying year will bring no reform, and the
first day of 1887 ushers in a display unriv-
allied hitherto. Here indeed seems the
vantage ground of beauties fat and forty if
not fair. From forty upwards and younger
generations look without hope of emulation
on mothers and grandmothers whose each
successive palpitation causes so much
more of sparkle to their diamond neck
laces. Maidens and young married women
are completely distaneed, and it is only
now and then one sees some freshly devel-
oped beauty. The impunity, moreover
with which the mature head of some
family will sit sleeveless and shawless, on
a bitter winter night, ought in the interest
of science TO be explained by the family
physician. Astonished collegians could
not do it, nor the ancient beaux who cluster
admiringly. Fans, moreover, do duty in
place of coverings, and zephyrs stirred by
point lace, fine ostrich feathers and the
like, wave gently among frizzes, artificial or
dyed in secret. Frizzes at times, hut not
always now. They are often dispensed
Will. L ne lOFtutdu, 50 lOlB COUCedleu,
comes out from ambush. Many again re-
sort to pompadour rolls, or draw the hair
high up in the center of the forehead, a la
Mrs. Cleveland. Flowers, too, may once
more rustic in the hair-a decided innova-
ton, or going back to former days.
IN THE WAY OF MATERIALS
The hugest of imported brocades causes
one to imagine a race of giantesses i'm
ported to wear them, since an ordinary
sized woman would seem ready to topple
over under the weight of wreathing
foliage and flowers long drawn out. Plush
is not heavy looking only, but heavy in
reality; velvet appears by contrast as an
innocent auxiliary, while bead trimming,
the heaviest of garnitures, is at premium
higher than ever before. Were it not for
the tightening effects of MORE, faille, satin
and tulle (the last named in extraordinary
favor, the average New Year costume
would be in physical as it is now in a
mental sense, most weighty affair. Often
in both, and the society woman
many times is at once INSULT
GENTLY and quite too heavily clothed.
Evening cloaks are almost exclusively of
plush with quilted silk or chinchilla
Innings, all very long, and those worn with
trained dresses opening at the back. 1t is
necessary TO have them very warm and
thick, because usually the wearers do not
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